Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering | |
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YCCE | |
Established | 1984 |
Type | Private Autonomous Institution |
President | Datta Meghe |
Principal | Dr. U. P. Waghe |
Academic staff | 200 |
Students | 4000 |
Undergraduates | 7 branches |
Postgraduates | 10 branches |
Location | Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
Sports |
Basketball Soccer Cricket Volleyball Badminton Futsal |
Affiliations | Nagpur University, DTE , AICTE |
Website | http://www.ycce.edu/ |
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering (YCCE) is an Autonomous engineering college under the University of Nagpur, India. It is located in Nagpur city in Hingna (Wana Dongri). The college was established in 1984. It is named after Yashwantrao Chavan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra state, the past Deputy Prime Minister of India. The principal is Dr. U.P. Waghe. The college got the autonomous status in 2010 making it the first college in the 85 years history of University of Nagpur to get autonomy. The college is run by Nagar Yuwak Shikshan Sanstha of Meghe Group.
History
YCCE was founded in 1984 by Datta Meghe, a former Parliamentarian and a veteran state leader, with the vision of imparting scientific and engineering knowledge to aspiring students and help build the future of the nation and the state. He strongly believed that quality education and Health only can bring about true transformation of the huge human resources of our nation.
It has been named in honour of Yashwantrao Chavan, the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India.
It started with a relatively small campus and only two engineering departments— Civil and Electronics and was affiliated to the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University. It only had undergraduate programs. The college continued to progress rapidly and by 2001 had seven different departments and offered postgraduate programs as well.
In 2007, YCCE was one of the few colleges from India to be granted funds from the World Bank for further development of its infrastructure under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Fund (TEQIP).
In November 2009, the University Grants Commission conferred YCCE as an autonomous institution affiliated to the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.[1]This was in recognition to continuous excellence from the college students in university examinations and availability of infrastructure to sustain independent imparting of engineering education. It was the first privately operated engineering institution in Central India to achieve such a prestigious status.
Campus
The campus is located on a lush hill with serene surroundings. The campus is 14 acres wide and is well connected from throughout the country by rail, road and air. It is only 14.7 km from the busy Nagpur Railway station and 14 km from the Nagpur Airport. For Cricket lovers, the campus is also close to the Vidarbha Cricket Association's Ranji and International Grounds. The campus is 3 kms from Lata Mangeshkar Hospital which has world renowned medical facilities.
There is an on-campus boys hostel with all possible amenities. Sports facilities for the college students are present with Basketball, Football, Cricket, Badminton and Gymnasium within the campus.
The main Campus buildings are as follows: - Library and Administration Block - Mechanical Engineering Department - Civil Engineering Department - Electronics Engineering Department - Electrical Engineering Department - Computer Engineering Department - Science Department - Central Computing lab - Workshop - Engineering Drawing Lab - Fluid Engineering Lab - Language Lab - Hostel buildings - Gymnasium - Canteen 1 and Canteen 2
Admission
- Admission is done based on the score obtained in 12th standard or JEE Mains exams.
- Common Admissions Process (CAP) conducted by Directorate of Technical Education is used to fill 80% seats of the institute.
- 40% of the CAP seats are reserved for OBC, SC,ST,VJ,NT(A),NT(B),NT(C),NT(D),SBC.
- To improve chances of a career in engineering for women, 30% of all the seats allocated for CAP are reserved for women.
Rankings
It has consistently been ranked among top engineering colleges in India and Maharashtra.
- Awarded the Sri V.V.R. Seshadri Rao, Gudlavelleru Engineering College National Award for the Best Private Engineering College by the Indian Society for Technical Education.[2]
- Ranked 32nd among private engineering colleges in India by Outlook (magazine).[3]
- Ranked 46th among private engineering colleges in India by Outlook (magazine).[4]
- Rated AAA and placed among top engineering colleges in Maharashtra.[5]
Collaboration
YCCE has tie ups with international universities like Purdue University, University of Massachusetts, Northern Illinois University, Lawrence Technological University, Hartford University and Arizona State University in USA, Scotland Colleges International in UK and Indian universities like Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat for student/staff exchange/visit programmes, collaborative research and consultancy activities.[6]
Courses offered
UG courses
Under Graduate Full Time Courses (General Shift) [7]
Courses | Year of starting the course | Intake 2013-14 | course website |
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B.E. (Civil Engineering) | 1984 | 180 | |
B.E.(Mechanical Engineering) | 1987 | 180 | |
B.E.(Electronics Engineering) | 1984 | 120 | |
B.E.(Electrical Engineering) | 1987 | 120 | |
B.E.(Computer Technology) | 1985 | 120 | |
B.E.(Electronics & Telecommunication) | 2001 | 120 | |
B.E.(Information Technology) | 2001 | 60 |
Under Graduate Full Time Courses (Second Shift) [7]
Courses | Year of starting the course | Intake 2013-14 |
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B.E.(Electronics & Telecommunication) | 2012 | 60 |
B.E.(Electrical Engineering) | 2013 | 60 |
PG courses
Post Graduate Full Time Courses [7]
Courses | Year of starting the course | Intake 2012-13 |
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M.Tech. (Electronics Engineering) | 2002 | 25 |
M.Tech. (Structural Engineering) | 2002 | 25 |
M.Tech. (Pro Engineering) | 2002 | 25 |
M.Tech. (CAD / CAM) | 2004 | 18 |
M.Tech. (Integrated Power System) | 2004 | 18 |
M.Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering) | 2010 | 18 |
M.Tech. (VLSI Design) | 2010 | 18 |
M.Tech. (Communication Engineering) | 2010 | 18 |
M.Tech. (Environmental Engineering) | 2011 | 18 |
M.Tech. (Information Technology) | 2012 | 18 |
Placement
- College had an intake of 600 students every year till 2012.
- Placements in 2008-09= 365
- Placements in 2009-10= 335
- Placements in 2010-11= 456
- Placements in 2011-12= 427 [8]
Academic Staff
Branch | Staff |
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First year | 23 |
Civil Engineering | 31 |
Electronics Engineering | 41 |
Computer Technology | 33 |
Electrical Engineering | 36 |
Mechanical Engineering | 39 |
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering | 30 |
Information Technology | 17 |
- Total Academic Staff = 200 (Approx.)
Academic programs
UG courses (B.Tech.)
- Civil Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Technology
- Electrical and Power Engineering
- Electronics & Telecommunication
- Information Technology
PG courses(M.Tech)
- Structural Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Production Engineering
- CAD/CAM
- Integrated Power Systems
- Computer Science Engineering
- IT
- VLSI
- Electronics Engineering
- Communication Engineering
Various college events
- The institute organises an annual cultural and technical event known as YASH. It is considered to be one of the most glamorous events in Central India. [9]It is a week long even with many cultural and technical events and competitions including but not limited to Freshers Day, Fashion Show, Rock concerts, Celebrity shows, Ethnic day, Rose day.[10][11]
- The following are some of the national level co-curricular competitions held at the college:
- Design competition - Junk Yard competition - Debate competition - Quiz - T-Tycoon - Virtual Investment - Paper presentation etc.
- The hostel also organises a sports month for inter hostel tournaments
Student Life
- CENTRAL COMPUTER CENTRE: State of the art computing facilities in the region with the latest hardware and software. The department has about 123 latest P-IV machines, connected to servers through campus LAN. It also maintains over 1460 computers in the campus, connetcted through campus LAN with fiber optic backbone. Access to Internet for students and staff through 18 1:1 Mbit/s leased line.
- LANGUAGE LABORATORY : Language laboratory has been developed by the college to facilitate sharpening of communication skills in English outside the classroom. There are as many as twenty computers with earphones. Students from rural areas who are generally weak in English can have sufficient ear training in the language lab. The Lab Offers facilities to learn French and German to the interested students.
- INTERNET CENTER : Excellent Internet surfing facility is provided to the students and staff through RF link from STPI. The Internet facility is available 24 hours a day, 7 day a week. This helps students to interact with their counter parts anywhere concerning their project, technical paper presentation and research works. The students can also keep themselves abreast of the fast changing technologies.
- CANTEEN : There are two well-maintained canteens where a number of south and north Indian dishes are offered at reasonable rates.
Subsidized canteen located in a scenic ambiance from where a hill top view of the nature is visible, keeping a soothing environment for relaxation.
- BANK : All type of banking services are provided to the staff and the students by the extension counter of the Tirupati Urban Co-operative Bank. The working hours of the bank are kept parallel to the college working hours.
- COUNSELING CELL : Students going through stress and tension can avail the psychological help of a counselor appointed for the purpose.
- STUDENTS GRIEVANCE CELL : Senior faculty members are member of this cell. They look into the difficulties faced by the students in academic and administrative matters, students can approach the members of this cell to resolve their problems. They can also use suggestion and complaint boxes and email to bring academic discomforts and grievances to the notice of management.
- TRANSPORT : College bus facility is provided to all the first year students at subsidized rates. A yearly pass to use this facility can be obtained from the college office after paying the prescribed charges. The buses run on three different routes. The facility is also extended for visits to industries, research institutes, for survey camp etc.
- GAMES AND SPORTS FACILITIES : YCCE provides facilities and encouragement for every sport activity that students find interest in. Exceptional talents are given adequate encouragement to emerge as winning performers in their chosen sporting disciplines.
- Athletic track 400 m
- Indoor multi purpose auditorium
- Badminton Court
- Table Tennis
- Basketball Courts
- Volleyball Courts
- Long jump, High jump
- Cricket Ground
- Football Ground
- WELL FURNISHED CONFERENCE, GROUP DISCUSSION AND SEMINAR HALLS : YCCE has fully air conditioned conference hall with a seating capacity of 160. Group Discussion hall and Seminar Hall, with advanced multimedia projector.e-Classrooms with multimedia equipment, LCD projectors and screens.
- INDOOR AUDITORIUM FOR CO AND EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES : Indoor auditorium cum sports facility for extra curricular activities are also provided in the campus.
- BOOK BANK SCHEME FOR WEAKER SECTIONS AND MERITORIOUS STUDENTS : Library offers a book bank scheme for the meritorious and needy student in which five books are given to the students for the complete academic session. There is also a social welfare scheme for SC/ST students, in which a set of books is given to student for the complete academics session.
- GROUP INSURANCE FOR STUDENTS : All the students of YCCE has been covered under Group Insurance Scheme to cover all type of risks.
- INTERACTIVE ONLINE WEBSITE (www.ycce.edu) : This online facility helps the student to stay in touch even they are for some reasons were out of campus. The provides students a wide array of opportunities and knows how to enhance and firm up their knowledge and skills in their chosen area.
- DISPENSARY : YCCE has a dispensary on campus where doctor, nurse are available during college hours. Timely check ups and alliance with major hospitals in Nagpur ensure specialized care. First Aid boxes are provided at prominent places.
- STATE-OF-THE-ART INFRASTRUCTURE : We have best planned and best used infrastructure of verdant serenity and houses state of the art technology to enable first rate education in a range of courses. The rapidly mechanizing and hi-tech areas of Engineering require an equally advanced infrastructure. This is clearly evident in our spacious classrooms which are 55 in numbers,34 tutorial rooms, 1 Drawing Hall,1 Computer center, 98 laboratories, 1 workshop, 3 storied Library building beside the library of the department, latest teaching aides and techniques and well maintained seminar Hall, Group Discussion hall, and conference hall.
- GYMNASIUM : A modern and state of the art Gymnasium was unveiled in 2007 and is widely considered to be the best institutional gymnasium in Central India.
References
- ↑ http://www.ycce.edu/pdf/Auto_granted_RTMNU.pdf
- ↑ http://www.isteonline.in/DataFiles/CMS/file/NL%20DEC%202014.pdf
- ↑ http://www.outlookindia.com/articlefullwidth.aspx?237765
- ↑ http://www.outlookindia.com/articlefullwidth.aspx?237765
- ↑ http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/top-engineering-colleges-in-maharashtra-2014
- ↑ http://www.ycce.edu/?page=milestone
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Courses Offered http://www.ycce.edu/?page=programmes_offered
- ↑ http://www.ycce.edu/?page=placement
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/nagpur/Big-budgets-glam-stars-at-college-fests-this-year-in-Nagpur/articleshow/45988180.cms/ Big budgets, glam stars at college fests this year in Nagpur
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/nagpur/Melange-of-drama-dance-and-talent-at-YCCEs-Yash-at-Nagpur/articleshow/29704565.cms/ Melange of drama, dance and talent at YCCE's Yash at Nagpur
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/nagpur/Ethnic-oomph-at-YCCEs-traditional-day-organised-in-Nagpur/articleshow/29541224.cms/ Ethnic oomph at YCCE's traditional day organised in Nagpur
External links
- Website: Official website